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"The EU has set itself the aim of spearheading the battle to curb climate change and is steadfastly keeping to this commitment. At the same time, we cannot tackle the climate challenges alone. Unfortunately, our rivals, Russia, China and the US, are not as yet joining in with the efforts being made. We failed to persuade them, and there are no particular chances either of this happening at the Durban conference. Many analysts are predicting another failure there.
According to the latest forecasts, if current emission levels are maintained and no suitable measures are taken, the threshold will be surpassed for limiting warming to 2 ˚С already during this decade. Is it not time for us to devise a Plan B for the EU or new methods for involving those who will accumulate carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the coming years?
However, we should not accept the excuses of the developing countries and our rivals that the EU must pay because the industrial revolution and emissions took place here in the past. The new industrial tigers already have such a high level of emissions that they will very soon surpass the emissions we have accumulated historically. Let us also think during the negotiations about increasing the competitiveness of our economy, which will be competing with these rivals globally."@en1
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